Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book, front cover, published by Sternberg Press

Olivia Plender: Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

exhibition catalogue/artist’s book, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious traces connections between several of my projects, which focus on historical and contemporary forms of education and its relation to the so-called Protestant work ethic, as famously described by sociologist Max Weber. Drawing on social history, the book as a whole and the projects described look at opposing ideas about the purpose of education, training for the workplace versus education as an emancipatory practice – starting with the religious pulpit and ranging from world fairs to television and Google.

Image sections are interspersed with texts – contributed by Maeve Connolly, Angus Cameron, Lars Bang Larsen and Tirdad Zolghadr – archival material, an interview, as well as an extended annotated index. Edited by Olivia Plender and Gerrie van Noord.

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

Rise Early, Be Industrious, 2016

catalogue/artist’s book page, published by Sternberg Press

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